Ricky Charles (born 16 June 1975) is a Grenadian retired

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who played as a

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. He played for the Grenada national team and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals.

Club career

Charles played university soccer at Bryant & Stratton College and the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, and was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame. He then played for the

New Hampshire Phantoms The Seacoast United Phantoms (formerly the New Hampshire Phantoms) are an American association football, soccer team based in Epping, New Hampshire. The team was originally based in Manchester, New Hampshire, before moving to Portsmouth, New Ha ...

and Brooklyn Knights, before playing for St. Ann's Rangers in the

TT Pro League The TT Premier Football League (formerly known as the TT Pro League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad an ...

. He had a trial with

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side

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in summer 1997 but was not offered a contract.

International career

Charles scored one goal at the

1995 Caribbean Cup The 1995 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Jamaica and Cayman ...

, four goals at the 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup and two goals at the

2005 Caribbean Cup The 2005 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Barbados and won by Jamaica.

, He has also scored eight goals in twelve qualifying matches for various

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.''

Honours

Grenada *

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: runner-up

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References

External links

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Ricky Charles - International Goals
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Ricky 1975 births Living people Grenadian men's footballers Grenadian expatriate men's footballers Grenada men's international footballers Seacoast United Phantoms players Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Brooklyn Knights players Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players TT Pro League players Men's association football midfielders USC Upstate Spartans men's soccer players Bryant and Stratton College alumni